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To understand how Eury Pérez came to be one of the best pitching prospects in the game, you have to go back to where it all began.

As a child, Pérez was called Palillo (“Little Stick”) because of how tall and lanky he was. The 6-foot-8 right-hander now towers over his parents and sisters, who still live in Santiago — the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic — in the neighborhood of Villa Liberación, La Otra Banda.

Eury’s father and grandfathers once played béisbol on the amateur level. Generations would toss a ball in a nearby field, where a young Eury fell in love with the game.

His family has never seen him pitch as a professional in person, but they’ll get that chance tonight.

Sarah Langs brings us another remarkable Rays accomplishment, a rookie pitcher’s incredible two-start stretch and more Mookie mashing.

Remember Darren Baker from the 2002 World Series? We may soon remember him for a sliding, behind-the-back grab!

Six weeks into the season, Cody Bellinger’s deal with the Cubs is looking like a steal.

Routines can be complicated and steeped in superstition. Here’s what Manoah’s look like, starting the night before a game scheduled for 7 p.m.

Nick Gordon made both a leap AND a dive on one play.

“It Ain’t Over” opens in and around New York and Los Angeles today, which would’ve been Yogi Berra’s 98th birthday. It’ll be released in more cities next week.

Division rivals square off as the Rays take on the Yankees at 7 p.m. ET, followed by the Padres and Dodgers at 10.

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